AI Rate Professor

Science

Eric Baird

PHYSICS10056 · ASTRON160 · PHYSICS100 · ASTRO150 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want a and are willing to work steadily for the grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear LecturesCaring TeacherHeavy WorkloadAttendance MattersLab Challenges
  • Students strongly praise Baird's teaching, humor, and care for student success.
  • Physics reviews are very positive, while and .
  • A good grade is possible, but students , and labs matter.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

45/100

An A is possible, but reviews say students must attend, study, complete frequent work, and .

; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Students often say he makes physics understandable, but , and basic physics expectations keep it from being easy.

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Multiple tags say skipping class means students will not pass, so .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

, but a few astronomy reviews strongly warn about workload and grading.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Grading appears fair in physics but tougher in hard to earn.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Reviews mention lots of , and a final.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly , and effective, despite some complaints in astronomy.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person, with physics reviews .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears , and a final.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and engaging teacher, but the workload and .

Main concern

Students who want an easy A may struggle with the , and need to attend.

What students said

“Dr. Baird was amazing! He made physics class fun and easy.”
PHYSICS100
“This class is a LOT of work.”
ASTRO150
“You HAVE to study and work hard to earn a good grade; it is a college science class.”
PHYSICS100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly mention quizzes, a midterm, and a final, but .

MidtermFinalQuizzesStudy Guide Concern

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final, but exam rules are not clearly proven.

MidtermFinalQuizzes
“The study guide had nothing to do with the .”
ASTRO150
“There are and a final.”
PHYSICS100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Great teacher! and made learning physics not as bad as I thought it would be!”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Dr. Baird was amazing! He made physics class fun and easy.”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“This class is a LOT of work.”

⚖️ Grade Effort

45/100

“You HAVE to study and work hard to earn a good grade; it is a college science class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • One of the .
  • He's a really great, understanding professor.
  • He took his time to ensure students understood concepts and expectations.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A ton of work in the .
  • Not an easy A.
  • The lab if you're aiming for an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He truly cares about your success.
  • Super funny and really helpful!
  • and made learning physics not as bad as I thought it would be!

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

and mostly consistent evidence, though older dates reduce freshness.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHYSICS1007 reviews
ASTRO1504 reviews
ASTRON1601 review
PHYSICS100561 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values